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Article: I can win a grand slam; Roddick kills off his Wimbledon dream, but a defiant Murray still insists....
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2009
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Byline: ELEANOR CROOKS
ANDY MURRAY defiantly insisted his grand slam prospects are better than ever after Andy Roddick ended his Wimbledon run in the semi-finals.
The British number one was a hot favourite to beat his American rival and go on to face Roger Federer in the final, but Roddick produced one of the best performances of his life to triumph 6-4 4-6 7-6 (9/7) 7-6 (7/5).
Murray was playing in his first Wimbledon semi-final and hoping to reach his second grand slam final, after losing to Federer at the US Open last autumn, and he put a brave face on the defeat - making this summer's US Open his next target for glory.
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